9 Games like Spirit of the North on Xbox that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Spirit of the North down to the 9 that fit the “Xbox” category. Carto, Toem and Donut County top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Spirit of the North.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

The best games like Spirit of the North on Xbox

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Spirit of the North. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1CartoClosest overall match

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 9.2KRAWG👍 78%· 106MC75IGDB83· 2OC77· 25

Year 2020Dev Sunhead Games · Humble GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Spirit of the North: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping visual 3d

Carto is a stunning puzzle game where you play a lost child, wandering around an even-changing island you create as you play.

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Toem

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 99%· 11KIGDB95· 2OC80· 41

Year 2021Dev Something We MadeOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, setting cartoon and fantasy world, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrative3D

Steam👍 92%· 12KIGDB80· 13OC76· 64

Year 2018Dev Ben Esposito · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel and visual isometric, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#4Sayonara Wild HeartsClosest on visuals

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeThird Person3D

Steam👍 97%· 8.8KIGDB81· 7OC84· 53

Year 2019Dev Simogo · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · Switch · PC

✓ Like Spirit of the North, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping vibe relaxing

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Steam PS Nintendo

#5PentimentClosest on tone

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualExplorationHistorical

Steam👍 95%· 9.3KIGDB85· 6OC86· 129

Year 2022Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping vibe relaxing

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

Released 3 years after Spirit of the North.

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Steam Xbox PS

#6Gorogoa

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeExplorationFantasy

Steam👍 97%· 20KRAWG👍 89%· 415IGDB82· 7OC85· 49

Year 2017Dev Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping vibe relaxing

Designed, developed, and illustrated by Jason Roberts, Gorogoa is a beautiful hand-drawn story suspended inside a completely unique puzzle. Arrange and combine lavishly illustrated panels, each one a separate interactive window into a living game world. Navigate the scene inside each panel.

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Return to Monkey Island

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